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Augusta University volleyball coach enters 15th season

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August 19, 2024

Augusta University volleyball coach enters 15th season

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta University’s women’s volleyball has made a name for itself at every level in the Peach Belt, the Southeast Region and the NCAA.

The 2023 season was the best in program history, and a big reason for that is Coach Sharon Quarles.

It’s not often that you hear of a college coach staying in place for 15 or more years, but that’s exactly what’s happening at Augusta University, where Head Coach Sharon Quarles of the women’s volleyball team is entering her 15th season.

She’s looking to make it back to the Peach Belt title and even further.

While Quarles has been at the helm since 2009, AU’s recent upward trend in volleyball started back in 2020 and has only gone up from there.

It’s put them on national notice.

“We’ve been very fortunate that has played in our favor. We get quite a few transfers like this year alone, we’ve had three D1 transfers, two D2 transfers and a freshman coming in. With that kind of compliment of players with our returners, it’s going to be an exciting year for us,” said Quarles.

They’re now feared across the Peach Belt, advancing to the Elite Eight back in 2021 and the Sweet Sixteen last year.

But what part of the job does Quarles love most?

“The real fun part of it is what’s behind my shoulder. Getting in the gym, working with the players and just taking that path from the start of the season to postseason play and seeing where we finish,” she said.

After seeing so many new rosters over her long career, she says the key to unlocking each team’s true potential starts in the offseason and that it directly translates to the rest of the year.

“We do a lot of team bonding during preseason because it’s about trust and the belief system and creating that understanding of what we are and who we’re about and when you have that, the sky’s the limit because we bring in the talent now it’s just putting it together and getting the players to work together,” said Quarles.

Quarles and the Jags will open their season on September 6 down in Lakeland, Florida, at the Florida Southern Tournament.

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One on One with Richard Rogers | Cancer research at Augusta University

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August 19, 2024

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One on One with Richard Rogers | Cancer research at Augusta University

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A new discovery by researchers at Augusta University may mean a breakthrough in treating lung cancer.

It’s an inhaler using CBD – medical cannabis.

Dr. Babak Baban is one of the founders of Medical Cannabis of Georgia- and he’s our guest studio this morning to talk one on one with Richard Rogers.

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Obituary for Frank Edmond Howard at Williams Funeral Home, Inc.

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August 19, 2024

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Obituary for Frank Edmond Howard at Williams Funeral Home, Inc.

SGT Ret. Frank Edmond Howard, Sr. was born on May 9, 1942 to the union of Reggie L. Howard, Sr and Annie L. Walton Howard in Waynesboro, Georgia. He moved to Augusta with his family while still a teenager. He was a proud graduate of Lucy Craft Laney. After graduation,

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Vehicle accidents kill 3 people in Burke, Aiken and Orangeburg counties

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August 18, 2024

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Vehicle accidents kill 3 people in Burke, Aiken and Orangeburg counties

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Traffic accidents killed at least six people over three days across the CSRA.

Three of those people died in a crash Friday night in Richmond County when a car fleeing police slammed into a truck head-on on Deans Bridge Road.

The other fatal accidents included:

In Burke County near Hephzibah

An off-road vehicle accident killed one person around 9:35 p.m. Saturday at Greiner Circle and Eagle Pass Road.

Upon arrival at 240 Eagle Pass Road, Burke County deputies discovered the yellow “side-by-side” multipurpose vehicle upright in a hay field.

The driver, a white male whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was found dead at the scene.

Three other people in the vehicle were thrown during the accident and were taken to Wellstar MCG hospital in Augusta for medical evaluation and treatment.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the driver was traveling on Greiner Circle at Eagle Pass Road when he lost control of the vehicle. The side-by-side then left the roadway and entered the adjacent field, causing the vehicle to overturn multiple times.

Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputies are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.

A side-by-side, sometimes called a 4×4, is an off-road vehicle similar to an ATV that’s used for recreation or tasks.

Just outside North Augusta

One man is dead in Aiken County after being run over by a trailer outside North Augusta.

The Aiken County Coroner’s Office says the incident took place just after 4 p.m., Friday on the 6000 block of Northside Drive.

According to the release, the driver of the 2004 Chevy pickup was traveling east on Northside Drive towing a trailer while the victim was standing in the bed of the truck picking up traffic cones, when he fell off, and was run over by a trailer the truck was pulling.

Emergency responders took him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead just after 5 p.m., authorities say.

The Aiken County Coroner’s Office along with South Carolina Highway Patrol are continuing to investigative.

Coroner Daryl Ables says he will release the victim’s name one the family has been notified.

An autopsy has been scheduled in Newberry.

In Orangeburg County near Cordova

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a single-vehicle collision left one person dead.

Troopers say a 2021 Toyota Camry was headed north on Highway 301 near Legrand Smoak Road, just under 2 miles west of Cordova, at around 5 a.m. Saturday when it traveled off the right side of the road, hitting a utility pole.